Sunday, March 3, 2013

Our road - update

I'll preface this with a view back to our beginning. When we first looked at the property, there wasn't actually a road visible. Under the two foot high grass was a track, long unused. On the plat map it shows that the road up our hill is a 60' government road, but they weren't interested in helping us. After struggling with mud and close calls with a tree, we had about a 400 foot section at the top fixed with a base of rock that has proven fantastic, but the bottom part remained a trial.

I actually never thought I'd be able to say this, but OUR ROAD IS GETTING FIXED! We've struggled with the ruts and mud for so long. We'd approached our neighbors, but Mary didn't want to use the contractor we had used to build the section we had repaired. Since Mary and family are developing a track at the bottom of the hill, she told us she would fix the road. Wow! We weren't sure it would actually happen, but, hallelujah, it has. We're somewhat disappointed that they cleared so much, but we can't complain as we weren't paying the tab. She had a bulldozer push all the brush onto her side and they cleared most of the road property. Yesterday they brought in some gravel to cover the new road bed. We're hoping that they'll complete the job, but at this point, we're so pleased with the part that's done. It's definitely not as well done as the section we had Victor do, but this sure is a huge step forward. The road has intimidated several of our less aggressive friends from coming up. When you live in the bush on a limited income, getting a drivable road is better than a new wardrobe.

About Me

This blog was created by Gale as Art isn't really interested in the computer stuff. We're slowly making the transition from living in a log house we built ourselves in Bend, OR to our little place in Belize. Trying to be self-sufficient with solar power & collecting roof water. We'll see. It's difficult to leave two adult children and 5 grandchildren, but want to create a haven for them from the pressures of living in the US. Time will tell how successful we are. Hope you'll email and possibly visit us in Belize.